Ten years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains "enmeshed in a grim cycle of human rights abuses," Amnesty International said in a report Monday.
"Many Iraqis today enjoy greater freedoms than they did under his Ba'athist regime, but the fundamental human rights gains that should have been achieved during the past decade have signally failed to materialize," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Middle East and North Africa deputy director at Amnesty International.
The report said government forces commit torture with impunity, targeting particularly those arrested on suspicion of carrying out terrorism acts.
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cnn you call this news?
Lol s kel, you would think we revolved around the middle east wouldnt you?
Since our leaders keep us the center of attention over there, I'd say the mideast revolves around us.
@ banasy
I beat you at be shocked by a news release today, so color me accordingly. I never would have dreamed if would come to this
Color you shocked AND amazed, Rawr.
Lol. I have to wonder at the whole purpose of our invasion in the first place; it has been posited that the reason was to *stop* this kind of thing. I didn't buy it then, nor do I now.
Good afternoon folks.
our follies keep multiplying.
We armed Al-Qeda & other extremist elements in Libya. Are arming them in Syria and training in Jordan.
Seems we are losing it.
Cavemen